Double Bass Most gut like/metal coated strings to work with Krivo Magnetic

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edham

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Loving the Krivo - especially to add just enough amplified meat on a gig.
Playing with Mics to match blend with it.

Also looking to experiment with strings to work with that combo and am looking for the most gut like sounding but with enough of a metal coating to make the krivo happy.

Thanks for your input.
 
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edham said:
...looking for the most gut like sounding but with enough of a metal coating to make the krivo happy...
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Sounding or feeling? I think the D'Addario Kaplan solos tuned to orchestra pitch were the most gut like sounding steel strings on my bass... however, they are the least gut like feeling, a very light gauge. The tension is similar though.
 
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Slaps are low tension (but small diameter compared to guts) and very easy on the hands. You might want to ask Gollihur if Eurosonics will work with a Krivo. If so, they're inexpensive, very gut-like and incredibly easy to play. They've got a plastic-y feel that I'm not wild about, but that's just my taste.
 
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misterbadger said:
Slaps are low tension (but small diameter compared to guts) and very easy on the hands. You might want to ask Gollihur if Eurosonics will work with a Krivo. If so, they're inexpensive, very gut-like and incredibly easy to play. They've got a plastic-y feel that I'm not wild about, but that's just my taste.
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Eurosonics DO work with a Krivo (or Schaller, et al.)
 
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edham said:
Loving the Krivo - especially to add just enough amplified meat on a gig.
Playing with Mics to match blend with it.

Also looking to experiment with strings to work with that combo and am looking for the most gut like sounding but with enough of a metal coating to make the krivo happy.

Thanks for your input.
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It's not (usually) so much the metal COATING (outer winding) that matters - it's a metal CORE. Specifically, a ferrous (magnet-attracting) one. Eurosonics, as mentioned above, are a common choice.
 
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The outer winding is often very thin, so not much mass. The core has a lot more mass than this. The inner windings are often from a non-ferrous material like copper or brass (as in Spiros).
And since the steel core has the same diameter for all strings of a set, the volume is mostly the same on all strings using equal string-pickup distance. If not the pole pieces can usually be adjusted on magnetic pickups.

Playing on a bass with a magnetic pickup higher (thumb) position lets the string sink down resulting in a higher volume for these notes. A low string action and higher string to pole piece distance can help to minimize that effect.
 
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Another good option is Jargar Dolce. Low tension at concert pitch, plenty of fundamental, and limited sustain. They match up well with the Krivo. I used a spirocore stark E with Jargar Dolce A, D, and G and I am delighted in any situation from fully acoustic to fully amplified. Have fun!
 
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I’m about to pull the trigger on a Kirvo, and I’m trying to go from playing gut and gut like strings to a nice steel option that isn’t too tense and bright. For a magnetic pickup, do you want to get a darker string than you would use with piezo? I’d ideally like a lot of thump with a little sustain and not too much mwahhh.
 
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